Thursday, May 22

  • 'Lollipop' tops the U.S. record chart  (UPI / 12:24PM EDT on 05/22) LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" featuring Static Major is No. 1 on U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
  • Jolie may have twins in France  (UPI / 12:05PM EDT on 05/22) CANNES, France, May 22 (UPI) -- Pregnant U.S. actress Angelina Jolie said at the Cannes Film Festival that, contrary to media reports, she hasn't definitely decided to give birth in France.
  • Jackman may return to Broadway  (UPI / 11:44AM EDT on 05/22) NEW YORK, May 22 (UPI) -- Australian actor Hugh Jackman reportedly is considering returning to Broadway in a stage adaptation of the 1954 Judy Garland-James Mason movie "A Star is Born."
  • Russell T. Davies leaving 'Doctor Who'  (UPI / 11:14AM EDT on 05/22) LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- Russell T. Davies is stepping down as executive producer of the beloved British fantasy series "Doctor Who," the BBC announced.
  • Scorsese drops out of Marley project  (UPI / 10:54AM EDT on 05/22) LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- U.S. filmmaker Martin Scorsese reportedly will not be directing a planned Bob Marley documentary due to scheduling conflicts.
  • 'Idol' winner's first single now on iTunes  (UPI / 10:34AM EDT on 05/22) LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Representatives for David Cook said the "American Idol" winner has released his first single "The Time of My Life" on iTunes.
  • Singer Chapman's daughter, 5, killed  (UPI / 10:24AM EDT on 05/22) FRANKLIN, Tenn., May 22 (UPI) -- The 5-year-old daughter of singer Steven Curtis Chapman has died after being hit by a car in the driveway of the family's Tennessee home, police said.
  • Home sweet home sells for $229.9 million  (UPI / 10:24AM EDT on 05/22) LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- A London mansion with a price tag of $229.9 million has found a buyer, sources said Thursday.
  • Cook Conquers Voters  (AP / Cary Aspinwall, Tulsa World, Okla. / 9:34AM EDT on 05/22) May 22--Watch a video of friends and fans of David Cook talking about the "Idol" contestant and catch up on previous "American Idol" coverage at: www.tulsaworld.com/ americanidol
  • Cash-strapped 'Bad Meat' halts shooting  (UPI / 9:14AM EDT on 05/22) WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 22 (UPI) -- Canadian production of the teen horror film "Bad Meat" has shut down with 12 shooting days left in Winnipeg because a U.S. investor has money problems.
  • Iraqis make music amidst war  (UPI / 12:05AM EDT on 05/22) BAGHDAD, May 21 (UPI) -- The Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra played its first significant performance in years Wednesday in Baghdad, U.N. officials said.

    Wednesday, May 21

  • Macdonald to direct 'Eagle of the Ninth'  (UPI / 11:05PM EDT on 05/21) CANNES, France, May 21 (UPI) -- Focus Features announced at the Cannes Film Festival it has firmed up a deal to finance the Roman epic adventure "The Eagle of the Ninth."
  • Sharpton denies threatening Dre  (UPI / 9:34PM EDT on 05/21) NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- The Rev. Al Sharpton is denying allegations he threatened to protest outside of Dr. Dre's studio unless the U.S. music mogul donated $500,000 to charity.
  • Curator quizzed over 'Forbidden' exhibit  (UPI / 9:24PM EDT on 05/21) MOSCOW, May 21 (UPI) -- Prosecutors have summoned a curator at Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery for questioning about a 2007 exhibit criticized for inciting religious hatred.
  • Chicago production of 'Wicked' to close  (UPI / 7:54PM EDT on 05/21) CHICAGO, May 21 (UPI) -- The Chicago production of the "Wizard of Oz"-themed stage musical "Wicked" reportedly will close in January after 1,500 performances.
  • Actress McElhone's husband found dead  (UPI / 6:14PM EDT on 05/21) LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- British plastic surgeon Martin Kelly, husband of TV actress Natascha McElhone, reportedly has died in London at age 42.
  • Report: Steven Tyler checks into rehab  (UPI / 6:05PM EDT on 05/21) PASADENA, Calif., May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. rocker Steven Tyler has checked himself into a rehab facility where he is undergoing treatment for substance abuse, TMZ.com said Wednesday.
  • 3-D picture of protein receptor obtained  (UPI / 2:24PM EDT on 05/21) HOUSTON, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers reported obtaining the first three-dimensional picture of the protein responsible for generating the sense of heat from spicy hot foods.
  • 'Narrow Stairs' No. 1 on U.S. album chart  (UPI / 11:54AM EDT on 05/21) LOS, Calif., May 21 (UPI) -- Death Cab For Cutie's "Narrow Stairs" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
  • Snipes ordered to report for prison June 3  (UPI / 11:34AM EDT on 05/21) OCALA, Fla., May 21 (UPI) -- A Florida judge has ordered Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes to surrender by June 3 to start serving his three-year federal prison sentence on tax charges.
  • Singer Janet Jackson set to tour  (UPI / 11:24AM EDT on 05/21) LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. recording artist Janet Jackson is planning her first North American concert tour in more than seven years, Live Nation confirmed Wednesday.
  • Pearlman sentenced to 25 years in prison  (UPI / 11:24AM EDT on 05/21) ORLANDO, Fla., May 21 (UPI) -- Former music mogul Lou Pearlman has been sentenced in a Florida court to 25 years in prison for money laundering and conspiracy, TMZ.com said Wednesday.
  • Experts search for bodies at Manson ranch  (UPI / 11:14AM EDT on 05/21) PANAMINT, Calif., May 21 (UPI) -- Researchers searched the California ranch where Charles Manson and his followers holed up in 1969 after killing actress Sharon Tate and six others.
  • Paltrow happy to do one film a year  (UPI / 11:14AM EDT on 05/21) NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Gwyneth Paltrow says that after feeling burned out for awhile, she has found a way to balance her career with her family life.
  • Bowie not working on 'Earth' dance show  (UPI / 11:05AM EDT on 05/21) LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- David Bowie's record label says a Danish choreographer has not been granted permission to use some of Bowie's songs in a new dance show.
  • Andrew McCarthy joins cast of 'Intent'  (UPI / 10:34AM EDT on 05/21) LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Andrew McCarthy has joined the cast of the suspense thriller, "Intent," producers from New Castle Entertainment announced Wednesday.
  • Winehouse joins Glastonbury lineup  (UPI / 9:54AM EDT on 05/21) GLASTONBURY, England, May 21 (UPI) -- Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse is to perform ahead of U.S. rapper Jay-Z at next month's Glastonbury music festival, organizers said.
  • Kristi Yamaguchi Wins 'Dancing With the Stars'  (AP / 12:34AM EDT on 05/21) Please, please, please: Was anyone surprised with last night's "Dancing With the Stars" mother of all anti-climaxes? Did anyone think Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas weren't going to win? That a 255-pound defensive end (and a fine one at that) from a sad team had a chance to topple Kristi "The Velvet Hammer" Yamaguchi?
  • Yamaguchi wins 'Dancing with the Stars'  (UPI / 12:24AM EDT on 05/21) LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- Kristi Yamaguchi and her professional dance partner Mark Ballas were declared the winners of the U.S. dance competition "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night.

    Tuesday, May 20

  • Barnes: 'Narnia' role came from left field  (UPI / 10:24PM EDT on 05/20) NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- Ben Barnes says he was invited to audition for "Prince Caspian" after someone in the film's casting department saw him on stage in "The History Boys" in London.
  • Bruni-Sarkozy sings about love on new CD  (UPI / 8:54PM EDT on 05/20) PARIS, May 20 (UPI) -- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, France's newlywed first lady, reportedly sings a version of Bob Dylan's love song "You Belong To Me" on her new CD.
  • Medical Experts Emphasize New Drug Treatments, Positive Outlook in Assessing Kennedy's Cancer  (AP / 8:34PM EDT on 05/20) Despite the generally discouraging medical outlook for patients like Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who have malignant brain cancer, several experts said the veteran lawmaker's best chance may be to keep fighting.
  • Rape victim excused from Kelly jury  (UPI / 8:04PM EDT on 05/20) CHICAGO, May 20 (UPI) -- A rape victim, claiming an inability to miss work, was excused from serving on the jury for R. Kelly's child pornography trial in Chicago.
  • Fire breaks out in German concert hall  (UPI / 7:14PM EDT on 05/20) BERLIN, May 20 (UPI) -- The roof of the Berlin Philharmonic was badly damaged, but no injuries were reported when a fire broke out in the famed concert hall Tuesday afternoon.
  • Report: Jessica Alba weds Cash Warren  (UPI / 5:54PM EDT on 05/20) LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- A representative for Jessica Alba says the Hollywood actress has wed her beau Cash Warren.
  • NASA's 50th birthday marked in art exhibit  (UPI / 3:05PM EDT on 05/20) WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- The Smithsonian Institution says it will honor the U.S. space agency's 50th birthday with a traveling art exhibition.
  • Coroner: TV star Speight hung himself  (UPI / 2:54PM EDT on 05/20) LONDON, May 20 (UPI) -- A London coroner has ruled that children's television presenter Mark Speight's death was suicide by hanging.
  • Flu-struck Phoenix misses Cannes premiere  (UPI / 2:24PM EDT on 05/20) CANNES, France, May 20 (UPI) -- A spokeswoman for Joaquin Phoenix said the Hollywood actor had to miss the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his new film "Two Lovers" because he has the flu.
  • Eva to preside over ALMA awards show  (UPI / 12:24PM EDT on 05/20) LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- Eva Longoria Parker, star of TV's "Desperate Housewives," is to preside over the upcoming 2008 ALMA Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, ABC said.
  • Report: Shania Twain's hubby cheated  (UPI / 11:34AM EDT on 05/20) NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- Canadian singer Shania Twain and her husband, Robert "Mutt" Lange, broke up because the music producer was involved with another woman, sources told People.com.
  • Netflix subscribers can stream films on TV  (UPI / 11:14AM EDT on 05/20) LOS GATOS, Calif., May 20 (UPI) -- Netflix, Inc., the U.S. online movie rental service, says it is selling a device that allows subscribers to stream movies and TV shows from a digital library.
  • Film about 1993 Waco siege is in the works  (UPI / 10:54AM EDT on 05/20) LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- Representatives for Emilio Ferrari say the Hollywood producer is working on a film about the 1993 FBI siege of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas.
  • Allen happy to reprise role in 'Indiana'  (UPI / 10:44AM EDT on 05/20) LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- Karen Allen says she was thrilled when Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg asked her to appear in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
  • DreamWorks planning Blackbeard bio-pic  (UPI / 10:14AM EDT on 05/20) LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- DreamWorks reportedly is planning a big-screen biography of British buccaneer Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard.

    Monday, May 19

  • White House: NBC News 'deceitful'  (UPI / 8:34PM EDT on 05/19) WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- The White House Monday accused NBC News of selectively editing U.S. President George W. Bush's comments about administration policy on Iran.
  • 'The View' heading to Vegas for a week  (UPI / 8:14PM EDT on 05/19) NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. chat show "The View" is set to tape a week of episodes in Las Vegas next month, ABC announced Monday.
  • Radio DJ buys $10M Ferrari  (UPI / 8:04PM EDT on 05/19) MODENA, Italy, May 19 (UPI) -- British radio personality Chris Evans reportedly has bought a Ferrari that once belonged to Hollywood icon James Coburn at an auction in Italy.
  • Focus Features acquires epic 'Agora'  (UPI / 7:05PM EDT on 05/19) CANNES, France, May 19 (UPI) -- Focus Features International announced at the Cannes Film Festival that it has acquired sales and distribution rights to "Agora," a historical epic.
  • Several Madonna concerts sold out  (UPI / 6:54PM EDT on 05/19) LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Madonna sold out upcoming shows in Paris, New York, Boston and Chicago not long after tickets went on sale, Live Nation said Monday.
  • Katie Holmes to make B'way debut in 'Sons'  (UPI / 6:44PM EDT on 05/19) NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Katie Holmes is set to make her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," one of the show's producers announced Monday.
  • CBS: Lauren Smith to join cast of 'CSI'  (UPI / 6:34PM EDT on 05/19) LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- Canadian actress Lauren Lee Smith is to join the cast of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" next season as a series regular, CBS has confirmed.
  • Knightley to play Cordelia in 'Lear'  (UPI / 6:24PM EDT on 05/19) CANNES, France, May 19 (UPI) -- British actress Keira Knightley reportedly is to play Cordelia in an upcoming film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragic play "King Lear."
  • Poll: Consumers not embracing Blu-ray yet  (UPI / 5:54PM EDT on 05/19) LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- A Harris Poll suggests relatively few U.S. adults intend to buy a Blu-ray high-definition disc player within the next year.
  • 'Ten Commandments' tablets up for sale  (UPI / 3:05PM EDT on 05/19) LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- Iconic props from two of actor Charlton Heston's best-known Hollywood epics are set to hit the auction block, the memorabilia dealer Profiles in History said.
  • Weaver set to star in 1st TV movie  (UPI / 2:24PM EDT on 05/19) LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Sigourney Weaver has signed on to star and co-produce a TV movie adaptation of the book "Prayers for Bobby," Lifetime Networks said Monday.
  • Swinton happy to make 'Narnia' cameo  (UPI / 2:14PM EDT on 05/19) NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- British actress Tilda Swinton was happy to shoot a cameo as the White Witch in the new film "Prince Caspian," director Andrew Adamson said.
  • NASA offers HD glimpse of life on the ISS  (UPI / 1:54PM EDT on 05/19) HOUSTON, May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said it will telecast a high-definition glimpse of life in space with a special program to be broadcast beginning Thursday.
  • Cold case reopened thanks to DNA evidence  (UPI / 1:54PM EDT on 05/19) HOUSTON, May 19 (UPI) -- Houston police are reporting a major breakthrough in solving the lover's lane slaying of a young couple 18 years ago.
  • 'South Pacific' Wins 5 Drama Desk Awards  (AP / 1:34PM EDT on 05/19) Lincoln Center's staging of the 1949 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical South Pacific won five Drama Desk awards in New York Sunday.
  • 'Melrose' star cast in '90210' update  (UPI / 1:14PM EDT on 05/19) LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- Former "Melrose Place" resident Rob Estes will star in the new version of the 1990s teen soap "Beverly Hills, 90210," a trade publication said.
  • 'South Pacific' wins 5 Drama Desk awards  (UPI / 12:34PM EDT on 05/19) NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- Lincoln Center's staging of the 1949 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "South Pacific" won five Drama Desk awards in New York Sunday.
  • Incest victim agrees to TV appearance  (UPI / 11:44AM EDT on 05/19) VIENNA, May 19 (UPI) -- An Austrian woman held captive in a cellar for 24 years by her father, with whom she had seven children, has agreed to a series of interviews about the ordeal.
  • Video shows Pete and Amy playing with mice  (UPI / 11:14AM EDT on 05/19) LONDON, May 19 (UPI) -- A video showing troubled British recording artists Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty playing with newborn mice has been posted on the Web site YouTube.
  • God lacks gender in new prayer book  (UPI / 10:54AM EDT on 05/19) LONDON, May 19 (UPI) -- A new prayer book for Reform Judaism introduced Monday in Britain marks the first time gender-neutral language is being used to refer to God, researchers said
  • Fishburne to direct, star in 'Alchemist'  (UPI / 10:44AM EDT on 05/19) CANNES, France, May 19 (UPI) -- Laurence Fishburne is set to direct, produce and star in a movie version of the novel "The Alchemist," The Weinstein Co. announced at the Cannes Film Festival.
  • Simpson, Romo seem happy at wedding  (UPI / 10:24AM EDT on 05/19) LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. singer Jessica Simpson and NFL star Tony Romo were "very much the couple" at Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's weekend wedding, a source told People.com.

    Sunday, May 18

  • Chesney named entertainer of the year  (UPI / 11:24PM EDT on 05/18) LAS VEGAS, May 18 (UPI) -- Kenny Chesney was named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music awards ceremony in Las Vegas Sunday night.
  • 'Crazy Ex' wins ACM album of the year  (UPI / 10:24PM EDT on 05/18) LAS VEGAS, May 18 (UPI) -- Miranda Lambert's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" won the album of the year prize at the Academy of Country Music awards show in Las Vegas Sunday night.
  • 'Stay' named best song and single record  (UPI / 10:24PM EDT on 05/18) LAS VEGAS, May 18 (UPI) -- The duo Sugarland won the prize for single record of the year Sunday for its song "Stay" at the Academy of Country Music awards show in Las Vegas.
  • ITV using loophole to avoid costly fine  (UPI / 8:24PM EDT on 05/18) LONDON, May 18 (UPI) -- Britain's ITV network is expected to use a legal loophole in a licensing agreement to avoid a seven-figure fine for programming violations, sources say.
  • Beatles' inspiration has home demolished  (UPI / 7:24PM EDT on 05/18) LONDON, May 18 (UPI) -- Melanie Coe, who inspired the Beatles' hit "She's Leaving Home," says she has been forced to demolish her home in Spain.
  • Celebrities help open $700M casino  (UPI / 7:14PM EDT on 05/18) NORWICH, Conn., May 18 (UPI) -- Singer John Mayer says he felt comfortable returning to his home state of Connecticut to help christen the opening of the $700 million Foxwoods Casino.
  • Fleming family to cash in on 'Bond' novel  (UPI / 7:14PM EDT on 05/18) LONDON, May 18 (UPI) -- The newest James Bond novel should financially benefit the family Ian Fleming, creator of the famed fictional British secret agent, the book's author says.
  • TV station head charged with lewd behavior  (UPI / 3:44PM EDT on 05/18) TAMPA, Fla., May 18 (UPI) -- The general manager of WTVT-Ch. 13 in Tampa, Fla., faces criminal charges after allegedly masturbating in an adult video store, police say.
  • Mass. artist faces black market charges  (UPI / 1:24PM EDT on 05/18) BOSTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Massachusetts artist Charles Manghis, known for his carved whale teeth, has been illegally trading whale teeth on the black market, police alleged.
  • First Israeli 'Survivor' series concludes  (UPI / 12:44PM EDT on 05/18) JERUSALEM, May 18 (UPI) -- A 30-year-old cosmetician has won Israeli television's first attempt to replicate the popular reality TV series "Survivor," Ynetnews.com reported.
  • Simpson, Wentz wed in intimate ceremony  (UPI / 11:34AM EDT on 05/18) LOS ANGELES, May 18 (UPI) -- Pop singer Ashlee Simpson married rocker Pete Wentz in an intimate ceremony in the Los Angeles area, a representative for the couple says.

    Saturday, May 17

  • Hall selling wedding dress at discount  (UPI / 8:24PM EDT on 05/17) LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Model Jerry Hall is auctioning off the wedding gown she wore when she married British rocker Mick Jagger at a discount price, a fashion specialist says.
  • New DMB album a 'complete' group effort  (UPI / 7:54PM EDT on 05/17) DETROIT, May 17 (UPI) -- The new Dave Matthews Band album will feature more material from band members whose names aren't part of the U.S. group's title, violinist Boyd Tinsley says.
  • $100 million film fund created  (UPI / 7:14PM EDT on 05/17) CANNES, France, May 17 (UPI) -- A $100 million film fund has been created thanks to Screen Media International and the William Morris Agency, The Hollywood Reporter said.
  • Stone: Lesbian kiss pushed 'boundaries'  (UPI / 7:05PM EDT on 05/17) LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Joss Stone's on-screen kiss with an actress in the new film "Snappers" was meant to "really push the boundaries," the British singer says.
  • Charges filed in BBC make-up artist case  (UPI / 6:24PM EDT on 05/17) BRIGHTON AND HOVE, England, May 17 (UPI) -- The husband of Diane Chenery-Wickens killed the BBC make-up artist and did not assist in the four-month search for her missing body, British police allege.
  • Key Art nods recognize 'Simpsons'  (UPI / 3:24PM EDT on 05/17) HOLLYWOOD, May 17 (UPI) -- The 37th annual Hollywood Reporter Movie Marketing Key Art Awards will include seven nominations for "The Simpsons Movie," event officials say.
  • DeGeneres: 'I am getting married'  (UPI / 2:34PM EDT on 05/17) BURBANK, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- Ellen DeGeneres is planning to marry actress Portia de Rossi following a recent California ruling, the TV talk show host says.
  • Cannes festival losing cinema focus  (UPI / 1:14PM EDT on 05/17) CANNES, France, May 17 (UPI) -- The Cannes Film Festival in France is becoming more focused on partying and celebrities than on cinematic accomplishments, attendees say.
  • Stars unsteady following Madonna party  (UPI / 12:54PM EDT on 05/17) LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- A festive fundraiser organized by U.S. pop star Madonna in London left some of her celebrity friends a bit unsteady while heading home, a source says.
  • 'Doctor' patterns will avoid legal action  (UPI / 12:34PM EDT on 05/17) LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- A series of knitting patterns apparently modeled after creatures on the BBC series "Doctor Who" will not prompt legal action, the British broadcaster says.
  • Spears: Bloating not due to pregnancy  (UPI / 11:54AM EDT on 05/17) LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. pop singer Britney Spears says she is not pregnant for a third time despite recent photographs showing her with a bloated stomach.
  • Winehouse's husband blamed for problems  (UPI / 11:44AM EDT on 05/17) LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Amy Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, bears responsibility for the British singer's alleged ongoing problems with drugs, Winehouse's mother maintains.
  • Judge keeping R. Kelly documents sealed  (UPI / 11:44AM EDT on 05/17) CHICAGO, May 17 (UPI) -- Court documents in the child pornography trial of singer R. Kelly will remain sealed despite a media request to see them, a judge in Chicago has ruled.

    Friday, May 16

  • Mississippi State student wins 'Jeopardy!'  (UPI / 10:44PM EDT on 05/16) CULVER CITY, Calif., May 16 (UPI) -- Joey Beachum, a 22-year-old political science major at Mississippi State University, has won first place in the 2008 "Jeopardy! College Championship."
  • 'Grey's' producers take questions on blog  (UPI / 9:14PM EDT on 05/16) LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- ABC, as part of an effort to expand online programming, has set up a video blog for the producers of the U.S. drama "Grey's Anatomy" to answer fan questions.
  • Foo Fighters to play Harley gig  (UPI / 8:44PM EDT on 05/16) MILWAUKEE, May 16 (UPI) -- Harley-Davidson Motor Co. announced Friday that the rock band Foo Fighters will perform at its 105th anniversary celebration in Milwaukee.
  • Canadian actress to join 'CSI' cast  (UPI / 6:05PM EDT on 05/16) VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 16 (UPI) -- Canadian actress Lauren Lee Smith has signed on to star in the U.S. television show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" next season.
  • Sugarland to release third studio album  (UPI / 3:05PM EDT on 05/16) NASHVILLE, May 16 (UPI) -- The country music duo Sugarland is set to release its third studio album "Love on the Inside" this summer, Mercury Nashville announced Friday.
  • Jury seated for R. Kelly trial  (UPI / 2:25PM EDT on 05/16) CHICAGO, May 16 (UPI) -- Jury selection for R&B singer R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial in Chicago was completed and opening statements are slated to begin next week.
  • Gibb: British PM loves the Bee Gees  (UPI / 1:54PM EDT on 05/16) LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- Pop icon Robin Gibb says British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is a huge fan of the music Gibb has recorded with his band the Bee Gees.
  • Harding accuses ex-husband, others of rape  (UPI / 12:54PM EDT on 05/16) NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- Tonya Harding's former husband and two other men raped her and threatened her life years ago, the controversial U.S. figure skater has alleged.
  • Kate to stand in for Will at royal wedding  (UPI / 11:05AM EDT on 05/16) LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- Kate Middleton reportedly is standing in for her boyfriend, Britain's Prince William, at the wedding of Queen Elizabeth's eldest grandchild Peter Phillips.
  • 'LEGO Indiana Jones' game debuts online  (UPI / 9:54AM EDT on 05/16) REDMOND, Wash., May 16 (UPI) -- Microsoft and LucasArts have premiered "LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures," a game based on the Hollywood film franchise, at GamesforWindows.com.
  • Ludacris, Tommy Lee to build bamboo houses  (UPI / 8:54AM EDT on 05/16) LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. rocker Tommy Lee and rapper Ludacris are to help build two environmentally friendly houses from sustainable structural bamboo on a TV special.
  • ABC starts taping Japan-set reality show  (UPI / 8:34AM EDT on 05/16) LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- ABC's new reality series "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" has begun shooting in Japan, the network said.
  • Bacon painting fetches $86M at auction  (UPI / 8:05AM EDT on 05/16) NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- A 1976 triptych by late Irish-born painter Francis Bacon reportedly was sold for a record $86.3 million at Sotheby's in New York.
  • Cattrall discusses 'Sex' delay  (UPI / 7:44AM EDT on 05/16) NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- British-born Canadian actress Kim Cattrall says she was initially reluctant to make a "Sex and the City" film because she was going through a lot personally.
  • Lou Reed gets satellite radio show  (UPI / 7:14AM EDT on 05/16) NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- Sirius Satellite Radio says U.S. rock 'n' roll icon Lou Reed is getting his own weekly radio show.

    Thursday, May 15

  • 'Goosebumps' headed to the big screen  (UPI / 11:24PM EDT on 05/15) CULVER CITY, Calif., May 15 (UPI) -- Columbia Pictures says it has acquired from Scholastic Media the right to adapt R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" book series into Hollywood movies.
  • Rob Corddry to star in big-screen comedy  (UPI / 11:14PM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- Rob Corddry, a popular supporting player in U.S. television and film, reportedly snagged his first lead role in the Ben Stiller-produced comedy "Project A."
  • Big Bird to star in planetarium film  (UPI / 9:44PM EDT on 05/15) NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- An educational film featuring "Sesame Street" characters Big Bird and Elmo is set to debut in several planetariums in the United States and China.
  • Pellicano Guilty in Wiretapping Case  (AP / 9:34PM EDT on 05/15) A Los Angeles jury has found former private investigator Anthony Pellicano guilty of 76 federal charges, including illegal wiretapping and racketeering.
  • Shania Twain and husband split  (UPI / 6:05PM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- A spokesman for Shania Twain has confirmed the country music star and her husband are breaking up.
  • Asian antiquities expert dies in custody  (UPI / 5:44PM EDT on 05/15) SEATTLE, May 15 (UPI) -- Roxanna Brown, a renowned Asian antiquities expert linked to possible illegal trafficking in Southeast Asian art, has died in federal custody in Seattle.
  • Rihanna's 'Bow' tops U.S. record chart  (UPI / 5:34PM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- Rihanna's song "Take a Bow" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
  • Parton peeved over Stern stunt  (UPI / 5:24PM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- Dolly Parton says she was shocked that U.S. radio shock jock Howard Stern cobbled together soundbites to make it seem like she was making offensive remarks.
  • 'Indiana' sends Spielberg back to Cannes  (UPI / 5:05PM EDT on 05/15) CANNES, France, May 15 (UPI) -- Steven Spielberg is to return to France's Cannes Film Festival after a 26-year absence for the premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
  • Spears, Gibson vacationing together  (UPI / 4:44PM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- Britney Spears and her father plan to spend time with Mel Gibson and his wife at the Gibsons' home in Costa Rica, a source told People magazine.
  • Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson break up  (UPI / 3:54PM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. film stars Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson reportedly have ended their on-again, off-again romance.
  • No new jurors picked in R. Kelly case  (UPI / 12:00PM EDT on 05/15) CHICAGO, May 15 (UPI) -- No jurors were selected Wednesday for singer R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial in Chicago.
  • 'Crazy' to open Jacksonville film fest  (UPI / 11:00AM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- "Crazy," a movie inspired by the life of late guitar great Hank Garland, is set to open the 2008 Jacksonville (Fla.) Film Festival.
  • 'Simpsons' ride opens at Universal Orlando  (UPI / 10:20AM EDT on 05/15) ORLANDO, Fla., May 15 (UPI) -- "The Simpsons Ride," based on the long-running animated television series, officially opened Thursday at the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.
  • No Winehouse charges over drug video  (UPI / 10:00AM EDT on 05/15) LONDON, May 15 (UPI) -- Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse reportedly won't be charged despite a newspaper's publication of video images that seem to show her using drugs.
  • Daniel Day-Lewis may star in 'Nine'  (UPI / 9:30AM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning British actor Daniel Day-Lewis reportedly is in negotiations to headline the Hollywood movie musical "Nine."
  • Michael Apted to direct 3rd 'Narnia' film  (UPI / 9:30AM EDT on 05/15) NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- New Zealand filmmaker Andrew Adamson said that after directing two "Chronicles of Narnia" epics, he is ready to hand the franchise off to someone else.
  • Syesha Mercado eliminated from 'Idol'  (UPI / 7:40AM EDT on 05/15) LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- Syesha Mercado was the latest contestant voted off of the TV singing competition series "American Idol" by viewers.